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(11) EP 2 399 149 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/52

(21) Application number: 10707352.0

(22) Date of filing: 16.02.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 7/52(2006.01)
G10K 11/30(2006.01)
G01S 15/89(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2010/050690
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/095094 (26.08.2010 Gazette 2010/34)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.02.2009 US 154140 P

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • BURCHER, Michael, R.
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SHI, Yan, S.
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • ROBERT, Jean-luc
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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